Fort Lancaster State Historic Site | site - to be removed, place with historical importance, interesting place

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 site - to be removed, place with historical importance, interesting place
Fort Lancaster State Historic Site is located west of Ozona in Crockett County on 81.6 acres. The fort was established in 1855 to guard the San Antonio–El Paso Road and to protect movement of supplies and immigrants coming to the area. The fort was abandoned March 19, 1861, after Texas seceded from the Union.

www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_fort_lancaster.shtml
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_state_parks
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Coordinates:   30°39'58"N   101°41'47"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago